treasures' island

friday...

the treasures are coming the treasures are coming no need to panic all i have to do is cook them a nice dinner and be friendly i hope i brought enough wine let me see what shall i make mostly leftovers in the fridge maybe some pasta there is some mafalde in the cupboard there are two half-empty jars of sauce and a little hot salsa some spiced shredded mozzarella and a little cottage cheese i can even chop up last night's pepper steak and toss in some spinach pasta's done put it all in the oven yikes here they are i'll stall them with wine cheese and rosemary crackers the ciabatta will go nicely and some fruit salad more wine ladies everything's perfect...

saturday...

they've been out shopping all day so i can rest they want to go out to eat tonight oops they're back here we go the first place we stop at one that nobody is ever in is packed 45 minute delay, as is tgif's and applebee's the european house is empty but their special is borstch might as well go home we've got steaks in the freezer put em in the broiler two kinds of sauce rice pilaf and bean medley it all turns out great more wine ladies yes we all laugh...

sunday...

too much wine on saturday means no more laughing on sunday they go out for one more shopping trip finally they head home and the house is big and quiet again no longer an island for the treasures just an oasis for the weaver and me...